UNCOVERED: Margaritis schinas - The Untold Story

Greece will use EU funds to pay fishermen to catch invasive pufferfish

EU money will be used to support fishers whose livelihoods are threatened by climate change.

Euronews · Jun 29

Poison fish with human-like teeth cause havoc for Greek islands as tourist season begins

The fish are believed to have travelled up the Suez Canal and into the Mediterranean

The Independent UK · Jun 27

Greece is paying fishermen to catch toxic toadfish invading the warming Mediterranean

Greece has launched a cash incentive for fishermen to catch toxic silver-cheeked toadfish as the invasive species spreads through the Mediterranean due to warming seas linked to climate change

The Independent UK · Jun 26

Eurovision EU flag ban was ‘mind-blowing’, says European Commission

Spokesperson for Commission president Ursula von der Leyen calls decision ‘completely regrettable’

The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2024

Australia and EU in talks about ‘the day after’ war in Gaza and unite on two-state solution

European Commission vice-president says there must be ‘no role for Hamas in any post-conflict horizon’ during visit to Australia

The Guardian - AU · Dec 1, 2023

Australia's migration system could be model for Europe

The European Commission vice president says Australia's legal system spanning migrant working rights could become the next step of a historic migration pact.

AAP · Nov 29, 2023

'We have a historic opportunity to get it right on migration': EU Commission VP Schinas

Talking Europe hosts one of the EU Commission's vice-presidents, Margaritis Schinas, who is in charge of overseeing the promotion of the European Way of Life. That includes fighting anti-Semitism, racism and discrimination in various forms. Schinas also coordinates the Commission's work on the Migration and Asylum Pact, which is entering…

France 24 · Nov 24, 2023

EU raises security concerns as it reveals five Caribbean states have sold 88,000 ‘golden passports’

European Commission says it will revise rules on visa-free travel after scale of trade in citizenship exposed

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2023

EU member states reach deal on migration policy

EU members hope to finalise migration and asylum overhaul before elections bring expected rightward shift to continent.

Al Jazeera · Oct 4, 2023

European Union countries agree on plan to reform migration rules

EU member states on Wednesday agreed to the final part of an overhaul for rules on how they handle asylum seekers and irregular migrants, setting up a push to make it law by elections next year. But not all are happy.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 4, 2023